FTC Apparently 'Mynds' if Companies Keep COA

AUTHOR(S)

Cohen, Judy Radler

PUB. DATE

December 2000

SOURCE

Mergers & Acquisitions Report;12/04/2000, Vol. 13 Issue 48, p3

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Points that the approval of the plan of Mynd Corp. to acquire Computer Sciences Corp. by the United States Federal Trade Commission rests on the company's injury management database. Importance of the database; Status on the review of the acquisition plan; Background of the companies.

Presents views on the merger agreement between Computer Sciences Corp. and Mynd. Terms of the deal; Services and products provided by Mynd; Information on the acquisition deal proposed by EDS to Mynd. INSET: Mynd Announces E-Commerce Suite.

Lists the states with the most popular forms of antitakeover mechanisms according to information from the Investor Responsibility Research Center and the Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll law firm. Control share acquisition; Non-stockholder/nonmonetary considerations; Business...

Discusses the significance of antitrust regulators on the increase in merger activities. Establishment of safety zones by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission; Significant development in the pharmaceutical field; Federal rulings on corporate mergers.

Reports that the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) in the United States, has issued final regulations (TD 8752) that provide nonrecognition of gain or loss, on the receipt of rights to acquire stock of a corporation. Definition of `rights to acquire stock.'

Reports on government policies affecting consolidation and merger of corporations in the United States. Anti-arbitrageur ruling of an Ohio Federal Court District; Action of the US Securities and Exchange Commission on initial public offering combinations; Proposal for a fast track option in...